Comprehensive investigation of ectoparasite community and abundance across life history stages of avian host

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-99

  Hamstra, T L ^a   Badyaev, A V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Ectoparasites; Host parasite interactions; Life history

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SEASON; ECTOPARASITE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEATHER; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LOUSE; MITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SONGBIRD;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; DERMOGLYPHUS; MACRONYSSIDAE; MENACANTHUS; MENOPONIDAE; PELLONYSSUS REEDI; PHTHIRAPTERA; RICINIDAE; RICINUS (LOUSE); RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 67649095517     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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